Knife-cleaner



P. LAMB.

KNIFE CLEANER. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24, 1920.

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PETER LAMB, 0F W'INNI'PEG, MANITOBA, CANADA.

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Application filed June 24, 1920. '1 0 all whom it may concern: 0

Be it known that I, PETER LAMB, of the city of Wlnnlpeg, 1n the Province of Manltoba, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Knife-Cleaners, of which the following is the specification.

The invention relates to improvements in knife cleaners and the object of the invention is to provide a simply constructed, inexpensive and durable cleaner which can be readily manipulated by the hand and which will act to efficiently clean the knife.

A further object is to provide a cleaner having a renewable cleaning head.

With the above objects in view the invention consists essentially in a handle, a cork head and meansfor detachablyconnecting the head to the handle, the parts being arit appears when inuse.

of the handle and showing prong.

ranged and constructed as hereinaftermore particularlydescribed, reference being had p "to the accompanying drawing in which 2- Figure 1 lsa side Fig. 2 is an enlarged side view of the knife cleaner. r

t Fig. 3is a plan view.

Fig. 4- is a longitudinal sectional view.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion In the drawing like characters of reference 1 indicate corresponding parts in the several uppermost and figures.

1 represents a handle of any convenient form, which handle has the front end squared and provided with an prong 2. 3 is a rubbing In the present instance extending piercing head such as a cork. this is tapered as is of the cork is placed the cork is initially attached to the handle by piercing the prong into i the cork.

Here it will be observed that the prong is at the lower side of the handle and that the end of the handle forms a engaging the side of the cork.

Specification of Letters Patent.

drawing the cork from View of the device as it the piercing shoulder at 4 Patented Uct. Ill, 1921. Serial No. 331,389.

The final fastening of the cork is accomplished by passing a metal band 5 in the form of a clamp around the upper end of the cork and passing a fastening bolt 6 through the handle and ends of the band which projects to the sides of the handle.

'VVhen the fastening is completed the cork is very securely attached to the handle al though; it can be readily removed by undoing the screw, springing the band and withe the prong; This demountable feature allows of a new cork being easily and quickly attached to the handle when the original one is worn away.

l Vhen the knife cleaner is to' be used one grasps the handle in the hand with the ban dle caught between the thumb and second finger and the first finger lying on the top end of the cork. This is the position shown Fig. l, and it will be readily apparent blade end of the underlying knife spur, a rubbing head impaled on the spur and abutting said shoulder portion and a split clamping band extending around the (rubbing head in clamping engagement therewith and having the ends thereof fastened to the sides of the handle.

this 30th day of April, 1920.

In the presence of- J OHN M. Bum, MINNIE LAMB. 

